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“We should call it the Affordable Gun Act.”

May I then propose:

Title: The Affordable Gun Act
Summary:
- Whereas every Selective Service registrant will, if called up, be required to at minimum know the operation of the M4 rifle with urgency,
- Whereas every citizen of the United States may likewise find themselves in need of such familiarity under duress of unpredictable circumstances,
- Whereas during such situations the availability of such & related equipment may not be guaranteed in a timely & quality manner by the United States military nor subordinate forces,
- Whereas the citizenry of the United States is, on the whole, of upstanding law-abiding moral character naturally empowered with rights & responsibilities of defense of self, family, and state,
- Whereas the M4 select-fire carbine rifle is the standard mundane armament of the modern soldier in service to the United States,
- Whereas the above-referenced natural rights & responsibilities of citizens being necessary to the security of a free states,
- Whereas the Founding Fathers of the United States exemplified their intentions by instituting the Militia Act Of 1792 promptly after enacting the Constitution of the United States,
- Whereas existing law inexplicably and self-destructively defies the above-referenced natural rights & responsibilities of citizens of the United States,
- Whereas the current cost of obtaining or maintaining an M4 rifle, 1000 rounds of standard 5.56x45mm ammunition, and related equipment & training is approximately $2000,
- Be it resolved that every adult citizen, not otherwise individually adjudicated a threat to self or society, has the natural right and non-compulsory responsibility to equip and familiarize self with, at minimum and without implied nor explicit limitation to, keeping and bearing an M4 rifle and related equipment, and
- Be it resolved that no citizen should suffer financial hardship in exercising this resolution, and so thereby shall receive a refundable tax credit in support & facilitation thereof.
Body:
I. 18 U.S. Code § 922(o) is repealed.
II. 26 U.S. Code Chapter 53 is repealed.
III. Federal Income Tax form(s) 1040 shall include:
A) Refundable tax credit of amount $2000*(1 - ((filer’s actual marginal income tax rate)/(maximum applicable marginal income tax rate))) shall be made available to all citizens not otherwise adjudicated a danger to self nor society, and not exceeding the amount of, showing proof of purchase of an M4 rifle, 5.56x45mm ammunition, related equipment, maintenance services, and/or training in use thereof in qualitative match of United States military requirements.
B) The dollar amount and equipment specified by designation in Part A above shall be adjusted annually in accordance with inflation, median costs, and current military standards.
IV. No jurisdiction within the United States shall interfere with a citizen of the United States acting under part III of this section.
A) Anyone who violates part IV of this section shall be prosecuted, personally and individually, for treason against the United States.